After leaving Morocco for the colder climates of Switzerland this week for a couple days before bouncing to New Zealand (yes that’s how mental the last week has been for travel in my world!) I...

After leaving Morocco for the colder climates of Switzerland this week for a couple days before bouncing to New Zealand (yes that’s how mental the last week has been for travel in my world!) I...
There’s certain things I love indulging in as a backpacker – surfing in boardies, drinking too much on weekdays, strolling along sandy beaches…it’s quite a good lifestyle! But...
I spent 6 weeks in Switzerland last year and it caught me completely off guard – I’m not sure what I was fully expecting but what I found was an amazing little country which has alot to offer...
Whilst I was backpacking in Switzerland I was instantly impressed with how the country lives up to its stereotype, it’s clean, organised and everything works pretty much perfectly! After the chaos...
I spent an amazing xmas in Switzerland a few weeks ago, and much like an English xmas it was full of relaxing walks with friends and family (well the girls family anyway!) after epic meals! This pic...
Spending Xmas abroad as a backpacker is always an odd experience, especially if you’re in a strange country surrounded by heaps of new people. I fact during my first Xmas away when I was in...
If you’ve been keeping and eye on the Backpacker Banter Facebook Fanpage or twitter feed over xmas you’ll already know that I spent my festive season enjoying some fun in the snow in the...
2012 has been a pretty dam epic year for my backpacking travels and indeed the blog too! In the past 12months I’ve left rainy cold England behind and spent pretty much all year basking in the...
There’s been one item kicking around on my bucket list for quite a while now that I’ve been pretty eager to tick off – in fact I’ve been wanting to do it since I first saw it in Turkey when I...
There were a few things I was determined to do with my time in Switzerland and I’m happy to say that I ticked off pretty much all of them during my 6 week stay. Top of the list though by a long way...
So today after 6 weeks with the girl in Switzerland I jumped on a plane (after getting up at the ridiculously early hour of 4:30am!) and headed to my final new country of the year – Morocco. I...
With the purchase of my new iPhone 5 and the upcoming launch of my iPhoneography website I’ve been shooting ALOT with my phone recently, in fact I’ve shot over 1000 images in the last 4...
This weekend I had a rather epic and spontaneous adventure – I headed down to the southern end of Switzerland to visit Zermatt, which is infamous for it’s breathtaking views of the...
This weekend I finally got round to exploring the infamous Swiss Alps (and ticking another item off my bucket list) when me and the girl headed to her Dads place in Flims, towards the east of...
If you know me, know my blog or simply stereotype me by the fact I’m male you’ll already know how useless at planning I am! …my travels are no exception! I worked at STA Travel for...